Tears of Goddess Savi

A large number of players had gathered in the small square before the Warehouse, setting up stalls and hawking their goods.

"Take a look! Level 2 Material, Goblin Leather, only 1 Psionic Coin each! Tailors, don't miss out!"

"Level 3 Material, Wild Boar Meat. Limited quantity, first come, first served."

"Level 1 Common Leather Shoulder Guard."

Although items could also be sold at the Warehouse, listing them there required a service fee of at least 1 Psionic Coin. Many players were reluctant to pay it, so they could only sell unwanted items through stalls.

Su Yu strolled slowly along the street, hoping to snag some bargains.

However, the server had only just opened, and the players had yet to obtain anything particularly good.

After making a round without finding what he wanted, Su Yu turned and entered the Warehouse.

Inside, Su Yu put up all the equipment, materials, and Skill Scrolls dropped by the two bosses that he had no use for.

Lethal Strike Skill Scroll (Excellent), Rock Cleaver Sword (Excellent) Lv. 4, Black Iron Boots (Excellent) Lv. 3, Wild Boar Leader's Tusk (Excellent) x2, Hill Sheep Leader's Horn (Excellent)...

Su Yu listed all these good items under Auction Mode, with a starting price of 1 Psionic Coin and no upper limit, for 24 hours.

Then, Su Yu temporarily put the matter out of his mind, left the Warehouse, and went to search for the Hidden Quest that increased Mana Jewelry.

At the entrance to Wolf King Valley west of Nolan Village.

There, Su Yu found the Woodcutter from the Hidden Quest in his memories.

The Woodcutter was a middle-aged man with a fiery red beard.

At the moment, he was struggling to carry two huge bundles of firewood toward the village.

The moment Su Yu saw the Woodcutter, his eyes lit up and he immediately approached him.

"Sir, I heard you heard Goddess Savi's Song the day before yesterday?"

The Mana Jewelry Hidden Quest had a total of twenty rings.

Among them, Ring 10 and the Final Ring were the most difficult.

The Final Ring involved dealing with a particularly troublesome boss, while Ring 10 was a Puzzle Quest.

By completing the Puzzle Quest, players would learn that this Woodcutter named Sam had heard Goddess Savi's Song the day before yesterday.

Then, by speaking to the Woodcutter with that clue, they could begin the next step: Ring 11.

However, as an experienced Evolution player, Su Yu knew that Hidden Quests did not necessarily have to be completed starting from the First Ring.

As long as a player obtained the necessary plot item or knew the Voice Command that activated one of the quest rings, they could skip the earlier tedious steps and begin directly from the latter half of the quest.

Sure enough, just as Su Yu expected.

After hearing Su Yu's words, the Woodcutter breathed a sigh of relief, set down the two bundles of firewood, and smiled.

"Adventurer, I'm guessing that little girl Annie told you, right?"

"Of course." Su Yu's expression did not change.

"Very good! But I'm in a hurry to get home and cook. If you're willing to help me deliver these two bundles of firewood home, I'll tell you what Goddess Savi's Song is really about." The Woodcutter smiled.

"Ding! Excellent Hidden Quest Tears of Goddess Savi (11/20) triggered. Accept?"

"Accept!"

Su Yu immediately accepted the quest, then enthusiastically hoisted the Woodcutter's two bundles of firewood onto his shoulders.

"Then, sir, I'll take you home now! As for any bandits who try to steal your firewood on the way, I'll take care of them too!"

After saying that, Su Yu carried the firewood and strode toward the village.

Ring 11 of Tears of Goddess Savi was an Escort Quest.

While transporting the firewood back to the village, players would be attacked by two groups of bandits, six in total, who wanted to steal the two bundles of firewood in the player's hands.

Back then, a player who completed this Hidden Quest had even made a forum post complaining that the game developers had something wrong with their brains.

What kind of bandits robbed people of firewood? The designer who created this quest must have had a hole in his head!

Although that player's complaint was logical and well-founded, and the majority of players agreed with her.

A dramatic turn of events occurred.

The day after that player complained, she received a Permanent Game Ban and was barred from entering the game.

Moreover, the official side gave no explanation at all.

The incident sparked heated discussion among players and was later included in Evolution Annual Oddities.

That was why Su Yu remembered this Hidden Quest so clearly.

After hearing Su Yu's words, the Woodcutter was also full of confusion. "Adventurer, why would bandits come to steal our firewood? This stuff isn't worth much."

Su Yu's steps paused. "Why are you asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Get moving! If it gets dark later, old William's widow Jenny will be going to someone else's house!"

"Alright, Adventurer!" Upon hearing Jenny's name, the Woodcutter's heart immediately burned with passion, and he hurried after Su Yu.

While Su Yu was doing the Hidden Quest, he had no idea that the equipment, Skill Scrolls, and materials he had listed in the Warehouse had caused a huge uproar in every Novice Village across the National Server!

Novice Village 002—Wind Spring Village.

Unlike other Novice Villages, the Level 2 monster area in Wind Spring Village had been claimed by a major guild—Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild.

Though it had not completely claimed the area. Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild occupied half the leveling zone, leaving only the other half for ordinary players.

Numerous ordinary players crowded into one side, killing Goblins while glaring resentfully at the members of Emperor Blood God Slayer.

However, they did not band together to attack them.

Because a group of hot-blooded players had just gathered and fought Emperor Blood God Slayer, but those passionate players had already been sent offline by Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild to "reflect."

The rest were nothing more than a disorderly mob.

Even though they knew they could defeat Emperor Blood God Slayer if they united, they did not join forces. Instead, they silently endured the oppression and trained while swallowing their grievances.

At the center of the area claimed by Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild, their guild leader, Emperor Blood God Slayer, was leveling with a Level 2 Excellent-grade longsword in hand, surrounded by numerous beauties.

The guild members around him hurriedly beat Goblin after Goblin down to low health, lured them to Emperor Blood God Slayer, and let him deliver the final blow.

Now, a golden light flashed, and Emperor Blood God Slayer successfully reached Level 3.

The surrounding guild members were instantly overjoyed and gathered around him, shouting.

"Congratulations on leveling up, Boss!"

"Boss must be the first Level 3 player in the game!"

"Boss will definitely be the first player to reach Level 10 and enter the main city!"

"Boss will definitely become the strongest player in the game!"

"Our Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild will also become the strongest guild in the game!"

The underlings kept kissing up to him, practically praising Emperor Blood God Slayer as the Game's Number One Person of all time.

Faced with his underlings' flattery, a faint smile also appeared on Emperor Blood God Slayer's lips.

With a flick of his hand, a Level 3 Common-grade longsword appeared in his grasp.

The equipment on his body also kept changing.

In just a short while, he had changed into several pieces of Level 3 Common equipment.

The praise from the surrounding guild members immediately grew even more fervent.

But just then, a young man of the assassin class, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's, appeared in the Level 2 leveling area.

"Emperor Blood, something big has happened!"